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Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: I did not do so.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is either a doctor?

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is she a medical doctor?

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Taoiseach. Nobody questioned the capacity of those on the panel. I actually questioned the lack of a health export within the core group. I was not referring to having someone make a presentation to that group. It has been reported on thejournal.ie in the past few minutes that Mr. Fintan Slye, CEO of EirGrid, has stated that he is not aware of a conversation between the...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: If that does not happen, then what is happening is exactly what it appears to be, namely, an exercise in ensuring that the Government parties get through the local elections on 23 May. When the elections are over, nothing will change in the subsequent period. The Government can take control of this process and ensure that the interconnector project is included in the review rather than...

Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister of State for bringing forward this legislation, which we support. Forfás has provided excellent service to the State since its foundation in 1994. As a policy think tank, it has regularly challenged enterprise policy and Government policy generally. I pay tribute to the chief executive officer, Mr. Martin Shanahan, and his team, as well as his predecessors. This...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Appeals (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 92. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the exact number of appeals that have been received by his Department from land owners in the six designated special protection areas in County Donegal which were designated in 2011; the number of appeals which were successful; the number still under consideration; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: I have no difficulty in acknowledging that. I realise the market the IDA is in. However, there is a problem when companies do not get to see the majority of the country. They do not get a sniff of what is going on outside Dublin and Cork in terms of client visits. That is the only measure we have. This comes back to my first question to the Secretary General in terms of the breakdown of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: I apologise in advance as I will have to leave straight after I speak. I welcome the Secretary General and his delegation. I also welcome his comments on Forfás. I acknowledge the presence of Mr. Martin Shanahan and pay tribute to him and all the team in Forfás for their work. I knew it was to be morphed into the Department this year and ask the Secretary General to comment...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 141. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new businesses that were established in 2013; if this represents an increase from the figure in 2012; the number of jobs these businesses created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4193/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 143. To ask the Taoiseach the net number of jobs that were created in the creative services sector during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4201/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 142. To ask the Taoiseach the net number of jobs that were created in the construction sector during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4199/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 144. To ask the Taoiseach if employment in the international financial services sector increased during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4203/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Minimum Wage (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 145. To ask the Taoiseach the number of employees here that are paid the statutory minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3153/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies Establishment (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 148. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new agencies and State bodies established since 9 March 2011 under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 307. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs that were directly created or supported by Government investment in infrastructure during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4192/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if small and medium enterprises represented an increased proportion of companies tendering for public contracts in 2013; if they represented an increased proportion of awarded companies; the number of SMEs that were awarded public sector contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4196/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 334. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the levying powers conferred on IAASA by the recent Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 and the Exchequer-nature of the overall approach, if there is any further legislative impediment to IAASA taking responsibility for the supervision, audit quality and regulation of auditors of public interest entities; the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 336. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs that were created in data management and analytics during 2013; the number of these of these jobs that are attributable to actions taken as part of the first disruptive reform in the Action Plan for Jobs; the number of these that are privately funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4182/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Market Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 337. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional honours level ICT graduate professionals that entered the Irish labour market in 2013; the number of these that were attracted from outside Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4183/14]